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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-09

The American Bookseller contains a list
of all the books published during the year
1886 for the general trade, and from an
examination thereof an excellent idea Is
obtained of the popular taste in literature.
1t is better index, in fact, to that taste
than the reports of the public libraries.
The Inter give only the local demands in
various communities OF a reasonably
select class. The publishers list includes
the whole demand and embraces the
literature of large class which never
finds its way to the public libraries.
The list represents 435 publishers, which
is exclusive of the legal and medical pub
fishers, the subscription publishers and
the societies that publish their own trans
actions. The works issued by these gen
eral publishers number 3,70S in book
form, III addition to which there 1877 of
the libraries" so called. An analysis
of the 3,709 books shows that fiction is
represented by 482; religion by All; edu-
cation, 39S; travels and description, 17e:
history, 1873; biography, 115; poetry and
drama, 1877; art, 1T and juveniles 514,
the remainder being miscellaneous and
new editions. An analysis of the '.libra-
ries" shows the taste of another class, the
class that rcvels in cheap literature. The
1861 Library" volumes are mostly re-
prints of the latest and best English
novels, some 500 volumes being devoted
to "blOod and thunder sensations, or
stories of ''Injuns" by our own American
writer's In the entire list all but GO are
works of ffction.-Detroit Free Press.
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Fntnr. me-. nr Elrn oInr.

Os all building InateriaIs the first in. its
fire resisting qualities is fire clay. This
material has become of late years nm in
valuable adjunct to various classes of
buildings. and it is safe TO say that fhe-
near future viii see it used In a great
nnmher OF directions now scarcely
dreamed of. In its various forms Il can,
be so chcnply made and so easily and in
expensivcly applied that there is no ex-
cusc for the prevailing Indifference to it.
It can be made in forms much lighter
tlsan brick. and consequently cam Be used
in nlnny CASES whore, for reasons Of sup
port. brick wall is not possible More
over, being made IN hollow or porous
forms, it's air cells make It nm ideal non.
conductor OF heat, and consequently nm
excellent protection agninst eold,--Bos~
ton Budget.
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A MONKEYS Moral Sense.

Bennett had young gibbon siamang
(hylotsates syndoctytus)s he had scolded
him several times for having put various
objects out of place, and especially once
or twice for having meddled with GER
tain piece of soap. hone morning while
busy writing, says this traveller, ..tlac
monkey was in the cabin. Glaneing at
him, 1 saw the little beggar was taking
the soap. watched him without his he
ing aware of it. He cast from time to
time furtive glance in my direction. /
made believe TO write. and he seeing me
occupied went off with the soap IN his
paw. When he was at the middle of the
cabin spoke TO him quietly without
frightening him. When he perceived
that had seen him he retraced his steps
and put the soap nearly in the same place
from where he had taken II. -
There was certainly something more
than instinct IN this conduct. The mon
key showed clearly by his first and by
his second action that he knew he was
doing wrong. What is reason if not the
exercise of this faculty? Howard
in The Cosmopoiitan.
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President Harrlson.s Popularity.

Gen. Harrison, during his months So
journ ut the White House, made himself
very popular. He arose every morning
with the sun, took long walk. often re-
turning through the market. On one of
these occasions he purchased now mich
COW from q neighboring farmer and re-
quested him to drive it to the presidents Is
house. The general was there to attend to
tho animal, and invited the farmer M to
take some refreshment. procured bowl
of hot coffee. ham and eggs and contin-
ued conversation with him about farming
The farmer. having finished his break
fast, remarked to the general: You have
bought my cow and given me Sc more
than asked, and good breakfast be-
sides; but if it wouldn't be too much
trouble. 1 would like to have n look of the
president before CO." II am the presi-
dent" replied the general The farmer
at first looked increGulous, having taken
his hospitable friend for the steward; but
convinced of his mistake, with much
franlness observed: ..Well, general,
voted against you at the election. but 1
didn't know you then. Ben: Pcrley
POOre-
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John ouincy Adams, Endurnnee.

As John Quincy Adams, then repre-
sentative III congress. was crossing the
hall of the hottsc of representatives on the
afternoon of 8fay fS. 1910, one of his feet
caught in tho straw mating on the floor,
and caused him TO fall with such violence
as to dislocatc his right shoulder. After
being conveyed TO his residence, however,
the shoulder wns restored to its socket.
and. regardless of what most men would
consider very sufficient reason for re-
naming at llo;nc, this faithful rcpresen-
tatfve, with his baRdaged shoulder and
disabled right arnIy ssas again at his post
in the house Of representatives at the
usual hour Of meeting the next day
Ben: Perlcy Poorc in Boston Budget.
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nekh.ran slarery Aeoll.hed.


A recent number of The Prnvitelstv
emmy Yyestnik, published IN st, Peters
burg, announces tho issue of decree set
ting free tho whole of the slaves in fine
khanate of Bolztara. The movement
which has thus happily eliminated in an
important strokG for civilization in CEN
tral Asia began in 1873. IN which year
tho late Elnir Seid Musafar made a pledge
for the abolition of slavery within his do
minions, and fixed terpI of ten years
for giving effect TO tIas reform. In
earnest of his sincerity, tie cInir took ac-
tive steps against the dealers in slaves
and succeeded in breaking up several no
torious markets.
But while the sources OF supply re-
maincd untouched his efforts. though
they made tho slave trsdc difficult, failed
to secure its abolition. The slaves brought
into Bokliara wcrc almost exclusively
Pcrsians, who had been handed over to
the dealers by tho Turconlans of tho
AclGt-T -Tcl1ke and Merry oases. So long
as these oascs were swept as far as tllc
very borders Of Persia by tho robbrr
tribes of the central Asian desert, the
emir felt that his work could have no
moro than n partial success. But when
Russia finally annexed tho territories of
tho offending TurconIans the occupation
of the man stealcr WAS gone, and the last
stone of the fabric of Bokharan slavery
fell into the dust.-Boston Transcript.
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PossinIlitles i'm Neglected Plays.

In nothing the straits that theatrical
managers are in to get plays which arc at
once dramatic, romantic and spectacular.
and hearing about the high prices That
are paid for such pieces Ihave wondered
why in the world they have NOT brought
out Shakespcare's Tempest and AN
tony ard Cleopatra The spectacular
possibilities in each of these plays are tre-
mendous. nor arc the mechanical diff
culties insuperable. Ballets. transforms
ton scenes. color. glitter, gorgeousncss of
every sort they contain without limit
The comic element isstrong, especially in
tile Tempest, and both are intensely
dramatic. 1t seems to me that there is
mint of money III those two plays for the
manager who has skill and good general
ship enough TO put them tllreugir-Bos-
ton Post.
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Upper BurnaIr's Ruby Mines.

These mines are situated seventy miles
from Mandalay. Within valley about
100 miles square and surrounded By nine
mountains lie the gems, and it is upon
one of the mountains that the British
column, under Gen. Stewurt. Is, 1IuvE en-
camped- The mines llayc hitherto only
yielded from e1O. GOO to.s15. 900 year,
but it is believed that English engineers
could reap better harvest The sap
phires sometimes rangR from nine to
thirteen carats, and are usually perfect
Theebaw claimed right. OF selection.
among all the larger stones, but the mer-
chants took good care that he seldom OBJ
tsined, the best. 1t was rare that he.get
ruby above quarter of carat in
'reight.. and when he did the stone was
generally hawed. The MINES viii. now
be worked under the supervision of. the
Indian, government, and it IS 10 be hoped
that they. as well as Burmalh itself, win
prove renunerative. San Francisco
Chronicle.
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Trmidrty of tho cobrn.

In spite of its venomous character, the
cobra is naturally one of the most timid
and harmless of creatu- :, rarely, if ever,
making an mprovoked attack. 1t is
only under the sense OF fear, or when
irritated, that 1t strikes, and. ike most
of the serpent tribe. it is happy to beat a
retreat when in the presence of man.
and unless followed and speedily cor
nered. disappears in some hiding place
without cvincing, beyond threatening
hiss, any desire TO become an aggrpssor.
1t il its really docile and gentle dis
position, coupled. perhaps. with the alb
horrcnce and awe in which it is held By
the vulgar, that causes the cobra to- BE
the favorite of oriental jugglers. It's
striking appearance and deadly nature is
so universally understood, that any
trifiing with it appears to the uninitiated
the more wonderfuE-Dr. c.. a. Stock
well in Youths Companion.
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Es-Emproas EnrsnIo.s IIre.

The Empress Eugenie has indulged her
self in a little music since her arrival IN
Naples-the first IN nine years. Some Of
the local italian talent responded to her
appeal, and the tenor, Anton, sang q few
charming songs in Spanish. To tine em-
press objection that they would be bet
ter accompanied by the guitar, Anton
took up that instrument and played him
self with dash, characteristic of the
played one or two selections of Chopin on
the piano and then performed in a trio,
accompanied by violin and vioIoncello,
the Marquis Casafuerte and the Count
Caltabellotta playing respectively the
violin and cello. The empress, it seems,
is much afraid of carthquakcs-ha
made her entree on the stage of life in a
garden, under tree, during similar
convulsion of nature. Budget.
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The Chinese government lIa8 issued IN
structions to the local governors. Fl ptr-
suance of which these officials haze put
forth proclanations warming the people
against the persecution of missionaries
and Christians.
Know all men, says the governor of
Che Kiallg. THAT the sole object of c3-
tablishing chapels is to exhort men to do
righti those who embrace Christianity
do not cease to be Chinese, and both
sides should therefore continue to- five in
peace and not let mutual jealousies be
the cai1se Of strife between them /"
Likewise KumG, the governor of the
province in which Shanghai is situated,
after eSplnining that under the treaties
niissio'sarie have the right to hold land
and hnses ON lease, and to travel about
and pccach, their sole aim being the in
culcation of the practice of virtue, aud
having no design of interfering with the
busineA Of the people, . goes ON to say:
.'Such of tho subjects of China as wish
to become converts may lawfully do SO,
and as long as they abstain from evil
doing there is.no law prescribing inquisi-
tion into or prohibition Of their action. -
For the destruction of chapels and houses,
in dist rlances increased siby local vaga-
bonds and bad characters, :, SUMMARY
vengeance will be taken. Dear in
mind. /" adds the governor, '.that wlier
missionaries live in the midst of your vii
lagos you and they are mutually In the,
relationship Of host and guest. Under
ordinary circumstances it is your fore
most duty TO act toward them with
courtesy and forbearance. Should any
misunderstanding arise, let each submit
his side to the local authorities, and on no
account give rein to i'll considered resent
ment and fall, owing to the impulse of a
moment, into the net of tho law. Lon
don Tablet.
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speed Of the ra.te.. I,oat.,

In answer to the question, .what
speed is attained by tho fastest steamer
in the wurl,l:.' The New York Sun re-
plies: ''The ordinary good torpedo boats
in foreign navies make about twenty
two nGlcS an hour over the measured
nnIe. There are fcw, including the
AInerican boat Stiletto. that can make
twenty-five miles an hour The fastest
boat i'll the world is the French torpedo
bo1t Ouragan- She is credited with about
twenty-nine miles an hour at that rate
she would move as fast as ordinary
passenger trains between New York and
Chicago average. &C Chicago Times.
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rhe wren an ornnee r.,or,,..

On one oce:riom James' II's forces were
on the point Of surprising King Williams
army early in the morI.ing. when some
wrcns, attracted probably by the frns-
ments of the preceding nights repast,.
alighted On Che head of drum, which
had served for t;iIIe,. and the noise Of
ssheir bills in the act Of picking awOke the
drummer, who instantly beat TO- a15xs,
and saved Williams army from defeat.
The wren, accordingly, las ever since
been prime favoritc with the Orange
party. Boston Herald.
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Gen. w. +. sherman.s heard.

AT the recent dinner of the territorial
California pioneers at 5fartinclli's in New
York, Gen. w. T. Sherman told stories
about his experiences in California when
he was Lieutenant in the artillery serY-
ice. I'm those days, he said. ''no SOL
dier could wear mustache. Then the
Mexican war started and the officers be-
gan to let their side whiskers creep down
their faces, but they dare not let them go
n hair beyond straight line drawn from
the bottom of the car to the upper lip.
remember Kearny, the best soldier under
whom ever served, one day wanted me
to send some proyiions to party of dra-
goons. 1 had let my beard grow. And.
lieutenant, said Kearny, as he walked
with me toward the door. I have Il fine
pair of razors which you may have after
Capt. So-and-So gets through with them. ;
Thank you. general. said I, but have
a very nice pair of razors myself. Then
1 shaved my whislzcrs up to straight
line from lip to car. That was the last
time I ever shaved. Boston Transcript
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LIST OF OBSTINATE WORDS.

A Few Words for Which No True Rhyme
Has Yet Been Found.
About this time Of year many young
poets discover that the English language
does not lend itself very readily to rhym-
ing. 1t contains number of words for
which no true rhyme has yet been found,
such as silver, chimney, window, spirit,
liquid, carpet, window and several others
less common.
( Valentine writers should procure a list
of these obstinate words and thus save
themselves great deal of trouble. Much
ingenuity has been expended in forcing
rhymes to such words, and occasionally,
to the surprise of old rhymers. rhyme
is found to a word long supposed to be
rhymeless.
Gen. George P. Morris, author of
'WOodman, spare that tree," was long
persuaded that no word rhymed with his
name. until one evening. challenging the
company to produce a rhyme for it, the
late John Brougham instantly composed
the following stanza.
All hail to thee, thou gifted SON,
The warrior poet Morrfsl
tTis seldom that We see In one
A Cesar and a Horace.
Amid the laughter that rewarded this
effusion, the poet protested in vain that
the rhyme was not absolutely perfect.
1t proved to be a good enough rhyme for
after dinner.
For the word month no fair rhyme,
we believe, has yet been found. Some
rhymster unknown, however. discovered
a rhyme for it in novel of Thackeray,
which he utilized thus;
Search the works of Thackeray. you'I find a
rhyme to month;
He tells us of Phil Fogarty, of the fighting onety.
oneth.
A little girl who "lisped in numbers
is said TO have produced better rhyme
than this:
eau get rhyme for month:
can thay it now; thed 1t wunth.
Window has no fair rhyme. An ac-
complishcd rhymster knows no such
word Us fail, and one of this class achieved
the following;
Bold Robin Hood, that Archer good,
Shot down fat buck and thin doe;
Rough storms withstood in thick greenwood,
Nor cared for door or window.
Carpet rhymes with no single word,
but some bold poet dared to eyade the
difficulty thus:
Sweet made of the inn,
'Tis surely no sin
To toast such beautiful bar pet;
Believe me my dear,
Your feet would appear
AT home on o noblemnn's carpet.
Youths Companion.
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To Ar.,., s.a.i.ln...

''A man who rides nuclr ON an ele1a-
tor renders himself impervious to seasick-
ltcss, said an elevator man as he carried
load of passengers to the fourth floor of
a lig mercantile establishment. Many
mon and women prefer climbing four or
five flights of stairs to riding that distance
In an elevator. You see, die motions and
sensations produced by the gliding Of the
elevator from one floor to another makes
many quito sick If man intends going
ON an ocran voyage and don't want to
get sick, just let him ride up and down
on an elevator for awhile. Philadelphia
Times
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An amusing story is told by lady who
fs1s lived in London for number of
years and who wished to give some of
her travelling compatriots little enter
tainmcnt of q characteristic sort. She
therefore bade them assemble Mt her
studio for a candy pull. and 10, ac-
cortling to the summons, they camc, but
in the meantime their wrctched hostess
had been on vain search for a gallon of
Inolasses. 1t came eery near being q
candy party with the pull left out,
wicp a brilliant British maid suggested
that she try paint shop. To the paint
shop she went. and came home in
triumph with her jug IF trcacle.-Boston
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E1-Presfdent Santos, of Uruguay. is
visiting Paris in great state. with a re-
tinae of sixteen persons. Uruguay has
less than 900. 900 inhabitants, When tho
Emperor and Empress of Brazil Travelled
In Europe last they had mall only ten re
tanners. Brazil has some Il. 600, 900 i'm
habitants. When Gen. Grant went
around the world Re'Iiad six companions.
and he was cx-prcsiGent OF . nation of
80, 1000, ,O00.-New Orleans Hnlcs-Denao-
craft
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MeafTsgslile, could anything I,e. more,
iiauseOus than the abjeot alulation of tI,e.
Prince and Prncess OF Walls. m which.
that asinirie jobbeT, Lord Halsbury-fr,~
dulged at Sion college last vtcES, This
grovssiiis Individual vowel dat .,fIlcre
We're no words Of liis,w4lisIb IsotiId adc--
qliatcly expires the gratitluIs-and affcc--
tion OF the COMPANY for their royas
Hghnesses. and thr4fs be lrcrt dfbd drfyelinz.
about the impossibility Of finaIne Lam
g1age adequately todecritsc. tho nrsfti--
tude which flied. the hs,artss Of fiiose.
present. There IS something. utterly
contemptible md. disgusting. In such. ana
efiiorescence Of serxility.. Lord nalsburt.-
evidently las ROBUST appetite for toa..Si.
-LOndon Trslth.
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Limp leather binding is used largely in
devotional books, closing tightly and
shutting them in as If slipped into a
leather bag. 1t is looked upon as new
device, Which in fact it is relic of the
parchment age. The parchment rolls
were put in covering, drawn like a
purse string. carried by the owner or at
tached to his girdle. It was the "book
bag sometimes seen in the old cuts, held
by the string, Us tile devout owner pur-
sued her way to public worship. -Phila-
delphia Bookseller.
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4ng sksm wE ,aINe
nyou aIndItosisy

should stop and iay 2u4
On life fEo.k down G.d let our ha-as IAN HheEo
Fali down 70 lie quife stili; si{
And II some other hand should come and stoop 70
Ind
The threads aFe carried 50 fhaf C could wind,
Beginning where We stopped. II : should come -
onr life work going. seek so
To carry on the good design
Distinctfvely madc yours or niinei
HhAS Nenla it finds -
II fovc should come
STOPPING above. when we arc done
To fnd bright threads
Th6f We hGNe helds shat Il may spin them longer,
find hut sfrcds
That break when touched. how cold.
Sad, shfvering, portsonlcSs the hands VIII hold
Tho broken strands. and know
Fresh canse for woe.
-GcorEe Klfnele.
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LABOR.

The thinker mnst work and the worker rnuet think
For both go hand in hand.
And the smithy' s stroke and the drop Of ink
Mako the braEn and brain Of the land.
Oh, 5ou at your forge and you at your books.
Be both with your implements striving
10 nplift from the dust the Kingdom Of man ~
To higher and boiler living.
For the man that tolls and the nan that thinks
Must work noF, slioulder to shouldeFt
An labor is holy, n honest Il Be,
The world has grown wiser and Older.
When we lift the man at the deal. We Iift
The laborer ut the pIow. ~
when from measure OF wrong We sift.
Two measures arc sifted somehow
Joseph Dana Miller.
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IccInn.l.s woo,Ilan,I:.

While the l,ogwood of Iceland proves
the former extensive growtFls of large
trees, the present forests consist chiefly of
dwarfed birehes,. and trees fifteen or
twenty feet in height are said to. BE rare.
Thcdecrcasc of woodland is non a result of
climatic change or volcanic outburst, but
has bcen brought about by tllc.mprovi-
dent destruction of trees by the inllab-
itants Observation-Disclosures Traveller.
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- ElephanI 81. r.ll,n,..r..

The elephant. at al times an excellent
n1osmtaincer. wanders u,1 Kilima-niaro to
as s. eat a height as tllc BOTaIo:. 7 Hfea.
not only seen his recent traces, but ut a
height Of $4,000 feet / actually saw three
Of these animals crossing nimbly a stream
wiley, and mounting with agility ffle.
steep slopcs;tllat rose abose. tie whfeEs--
81. II. Johnston
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Submarine photocraphv.

Taking negatives of the bottom of the
sea, sunken wrecks or submarine works
Is said to be the latest attempt of pho
tographers. This is to be accomplished
by tTre aid of electric light: Divers may
be employed, or by electric arrangements
the negatives may be taken. from above
Chicago Times.
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r...ran n1I1rf..,..r..

Veteran-I went to the war and am
poor, while you stayed at home and got
rich
Millionnirc-Right you are. old man.
While you were Pcppcring your enemies
was sailing my friends. Lowell Citizen.
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If a man were in such physical con-
dition flat n doctor could feel justified In
telling him that he was about 10 per cent.
from all right, he would still have the
satisfaction of decaring himself as sound
as a trade dollar.
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ArcliInate,d, spnrrown..

It is reperted from Maine, that the Eng
lish sparrows arc growing white. as re-
suit OF their Becoming acelimated. White
feathers have been often noticed this win
ter onlthe: sParraEs-